Celestron Astromaster 130EQ - basic guide and overview

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Celestron Astromaster 130EQ - basic guide and overview

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A walkthrough and guide of this telescope - the popular Celestron Astromaster 130EQ. This video takes you through the basics of the 130eq, the tripod, mount and tube. An overview of the finderscope and focuser, as well as some hints about tripod levelling.
I also talk about a couple of the biggest issues with this scope, namely the wobble and the cover.
Finally I show you some popular accessories - motors, barlows, filters and eyepieces and my thoughts after a year of owning this fine scope.
Any questions or comments? Please ask away in the comments section

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@joannemains6407 3 жыл бұрын

Hello again, my name is Rob. I'm working on signing up to KZfaq. I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. I've obviously not looked hard enough but it's great to find someone in the UK with the same telescope making videos for this telescope. Please keep them coming. A MASSIVE HELP WHEN I WAS READY TO GIVE UP.😀

@melissadellanno3302 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sooooo much for this video! It's so easy to follow your commentary, and I like that you've explained so much about what each part is for; also it's good to know that we're not doing anything wrong when we get the 'wobble' - Thank you!

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does wobble 😆

@jeancarlobarba6420 3 жыл бұрын

Very usefull video for us, owners of the 130 EQ.

@TheJofrica 7 ай бұрын

Telecaster knob, that's really cool! Thanks for this video, it's very helpful

@fonzisalgado512 Жыл бұрын

Hey here in Hialeah Fla. thanks for the videi got one telescope for my birthday stil...great info👍

@nickmulhall6830 3 жыл бұрын

As always thank you for a brilliant video.

@briangray8924 3 жыл бұрын

nice one Colin looking forward to you doing one about the motor (been tempted to take it off and throw in the bin lol) would be nice to see when its setup properly

@ronconovoa7566 7 ай бұрын

great info i did learn good stuff

@wesleyjones6535 3 ай бұрын

Great video! Is there a Go To mount you would recommend

@fredfrog697 6 ай бұрын

Dose it have a center spot on the primary mirror a center spot out of the box for collocation.

@mariana.midi.santos Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! One of the plastic pieces from my tripod brook. Is there any way I can replace it?

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 Жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm not sure - I'd try ebay :)

@KarldorisLambley 2 жыл бұрын

i have 1 of these and 1 of its best features is that with the use of a simple sticker the side text can be made to read ass master.

@bulletdealer1704 Жыл бұрын

Ordered the 130eq thinking it was this celestron, realized it was solomark 130eq.... Hopefully its good or better, idk, its my first scope. You have any shots of the planets?

@dunialaguanak675 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video Sir. You have celestron astromaster motor drive, can you explain how to use it ?. and how accurate for long exposure photo ? for example 30 minutes or more maybe. thanks for the answer.

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your comment. Not a chance for that long, depending on what camera you are using, 8-10 seconds max. I will do a video on this this summer, about using the MD for deep sky photography.

@dunialaguanak675 2 жыл бұрын

@@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 thank you very much for the answer, i really appreciate it. i use sony aps-c camera, if take photos with less shutter, but more stacked image, is it possible ? for example 200 photos, with 3 or 2 second shutter.

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 2 жыл бұрын

@@dunialaguanak675 yes that's the way to do it. Then stack your images in dss or siril.

@waynegarrett1614 2 жыл бұрын

how do you get on with it? as it's not a real parabolic mirror, but a spherical? can you recommend a good scope with an EQ mount please

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 2 жыл бұрын

I mean this is a good scope with an eq mount 😆 it depends on what you want to observe, and if you want goto or not.

@waynegarrett1614 2 жыл бұрын

@@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 astro fi model?

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 2 жыл бұрын

@@waynegarrett1614 sorry I misread your post.

@joannemains6407 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, please can you tell me what the name of the screw you replaced with the Ra slow motion control for. As I'm having the same problem. If you could tell me what it's called\ size that would be great.

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 3 жыл бұрын

It's a telecaster knob. As found on amplifiers. Here's an example. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/401326125366

@joannemains6407 3 жыл бұрын

@@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 thank you, I appreciate you getting back to me. What size is it the 6mm or bigger.👍

@joannemains6407 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry is it 6mm or 6.2mm

@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 3 жыл бұрын

@@joannemains6407 it's 6mm but you get a little screw to fix it onto the axis and tighten it so the extra 0.2mm is fine.

@joannemains6407 3 жыл бұрын

@@astroharrysastronomyclub1256 that's great thank you. The most annoying thing I found are the 2 clutch knobs and how they catch each other when moving the telescope around. It's nice to see videos with someone showing you what this scope is good for viewing so thank you.